Virtual vs Storylane
Storylane lets prospects click through your product. Virtual lets them ask your video any question.
Storylane builds simulated product environments, a static clone of your app that a prospect can click through at their own pace. No video involved. Great for outbound landing pages and self-service exploration.
Virtual works on video, any recording becomes interactive in a different way: the viewer asks, the AI answers from your transcript and your trained answers. Different interactivity models, often used together.
Pick Storylane when…
Pick Storylane when the prospect benefits from clicking around your product themselves, landing-page demos, qualifying flows, hands-on onboarding.
Pick Virtual when…
Pick Virtual when the message is best told as a video and you need the video to answer back. Educational content, demos with narrative, recorded walkthroughs.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Virtual | Storylane |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive product clone | ✗ | ✓ Core feature |
| Click-through tours | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video-based content | ✓ MP4 | Limited |
| Ask Assistant on video | ✓ | ✗ |
| Confusion heatmap | ✓ | Click heatmap only |
| AI answer training | ✓ | ✗ |
Two different "interactive demos"
Both products call themselves "interactive demos", Storylane interactive means clickable. Virtual interactive means questionable.
Clickable demos answer "what does the product look like?". Questionable videos answer "what did the founder explain that I just heard but did not fully get?". Same outbound funnel, different cognitive jobs.
Migrating from Storylane
- Most teams use both, Storylane on the landing page hero, Virtual on the recorded walkthrough below.
- Export your existing demo videos as MP4 and upload to Virtual for the conversational layer.
Frequently asked questions
No, they solve different problems. Storylane simulates your product. Virtual interprets your video. Use both.
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